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A Double-Breasted Coat

Episode 9 of 10

In this episode of the series showing home dressmakers how to be at the forefront of style, the difficult double-breasted coat is tackled. (1967)

In this episode of the series showing home dressmakers how to be at the forefront of style, the difficult double-breasted coat is tackled.Versions of the coat on display include one for the 'young and gay' and one made from furnishing fabric. A designer gives his views on skirt lengths in this 'permissive society', and there's the most comprehensive guide to sewing on a button imaginable. (1967)

30 minutes

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Tue 5 Dec 1967 23:37
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Gerald McCann was a major designer in the 1960s, with his own wholesale business supplying shops such as Harrods in London and Bloomingdales in New York.

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